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ANIME CLASSICS ZETTAI!
100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces

By Brian Camp and Julie Davis

"Anime Classics Zettai! will direct you straight to the very best
[of] this unique art form." -­ Patrick Macias, author of 'Cruising the
Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo-Tokyo'

"If Roger Ebert and Pauline Kael wrote a book on anime, it might be
something like this. A pleasure to read, scrupulously well
researched, it's a wonderful guide to the best that anime has to
offer." -­ Jason Thompson, author of 'Manga: The Complete Guide'

August 30, 2007 (Berkeley, CA) – With extended reviews of 100
essential Japanese animation films, TV series, and made-for-video
series, ANIME CLASSICS ZETTAI!: 100 MUST-SEE JAPANESE ANIMATION
MASTERPIECES (Stone Bridge Press, November 2007) takes readers on a
journey into the heart and soul of animation. Looking for something
specific? Eight unique icons, designed specifically for ANIME
CLASSICS ZETTAI!, make reviews easy to navigate. From 1950s classics
to the latest Cartoon Network hits, anime veterans Brian Camp and
Julie Davis present over 100 black & white images, plus summaries,
style notes, rare facts, viewer - discretion guides, and critical
comments on films that fans absolutely ­ zettai! ­ must see.

Anime Classics Zettai!: 100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces
By Brian Camp and Julie Davis
408 pp, 7 x 7", 100 B&W photographs, paper
ISBN: 978-1-933330-22-8, $18.95
Film & TV / Popular Culture
November 2007

About the authors:

BRIAN CAMP, a TV programmer at CUNY in New York, was a regular
contributor to Animerica: Anime & Manga Monthly, and has taught on
anime at New York's School of Visual Arts.

JULIE DAVIS is the former editor-in-chief of Animerica: Anime & Manga
Monthly. She is currently a writer and editor in San Francisco.